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Tribes of the Arctic region (view source)
Revision as of 17:55, November 10, 2008
, 17:55, November 10, 2008working in the word "Eskimo"
The [[Native American]] people of the Arctic region consist of the Inuit (multiple tribes), Yupik, and Aleut.
The [[Native American]] people of the Arctic region consist of the Inuit (multiple tribes), Yupik, and Aleut. Explorers from warmer climates called them Eskimos (literally, "eaters of meat").
The '''Inuit''' are a people of northernmost [[North America]], [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. Their traditional range of inhabitation spans around the [[Arctic Circle]] from eastern [[Siberia]] across [[Alaska]] in the United States, the [[Northwest Territory]], [[Yukon Territory]], [[Nunavut]], [[Quebec]] and [[Newfoundland]] in [[Canada]], all the way to [[Greenland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]. Anthropologically, they were a much studied people for their physical and social adaptations to severe cold.
The '''Inuit''' are a people of northernmost [[North America]], [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. Their traditional range of inhabitation spans around the [[Arctic Circle]] from eastern [[Siberia]] across [[Alaska]] in the United States, the [[Northwest Territory]], [[Yukon Territory]], [[Nunavut]], [[Quebec]] and [[Newfoundland]] in [[Canada]], all the way to [[Greenland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]. Anthropologically, they were a much studied people for their physical and social adaptations to severe cold.